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Georges St-Pierre to announce his retirement at Thursday press conference
On Thursday, Georges St-Pierre will walk out into Montreal’s Bell Centre for the last time as a UFC fighter. RDS’s Benoit Beaudoin has reported that St-Pierre will hold a press conference on Thursday afternoon to […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/20: Cat Zingano’s appeal over toe to eye denied, Yushin Okami signs with ONE, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Toe defense a no-go Cat Zingano lost her UFC 232 fight to Megan Anderson in an unfortunate and unique way. Anderson threw a high kick in the first round and her toe went […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/19: Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum interim title fight booked, new USADA suspension, Jake Hager’s next fight
In the meantime UFC must not be bullish on Robert Whittaker’s ability to return from a hernia surgery that kept him out of UFC 234 earlier this month. Either that or they really needed a […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/18: Cain Velasquez says his knee gave out on him in finishing sequence against Ngannou, Dana White knows Cormier’s next challenger, more UFC Phoenix post-fight notes
Untouched Cain Velasquez went down and lost quite quickly to Francis Ngannou at UFC Phoenix Sunday night. It appeared that Velasquez was rocked early by a flurry of punches and perhaps a knee, but he […]
LIVE UFC PHOENIX REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Ngannou-Velasquez, Vick-Felder
UFC Phoenix February 17, 2019 Phoenix, Arizona from Talking Stick Resort Arena Live on ESPN+ (5:30 PM ET), and ESPN (7 PM ET) ESPN+ Prelims Emily Whitemire vs. Aleksandra Albu (Strawweight/115) Round 1: They come out […]
BELLATOR 216 POST FIGHT NOTES: Roy Nelson escorted from arena by police, Cheick Kongo gives angry interview, a new female star emerges
The stars were out in Uncasville, Connecticut at Mohegan Sun Arena last night for Bellator 216. NFL Hall Of Fame lineman Michael Strahan, Herschel Walker, and Rapper 50 Cent watched on as the first round […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/17: Jon Jones responds to Cain Velasquez ‘I feed on picograms of self doubt,’ MVP doesn’t think Daley rivalry is over, and more
On lock Jon Jones has been non-committal when it comes to talk of moving up to heavyweight, but he showed his hand a bit this weekend. Cain Velasquez told TMZ earlier in the week that […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/16: Sergei Kharitonov update, three fighters miss weight for UFC Phoenix
Sergei Kharitonov update: If you watched Bellator last night then you saw the main event end in rather disastrous fashion… Matt Mitrione kicked Sergei Kharitonov in the groin, and that led to the fight being […]
LIVE BELLATOR 216 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of MVP-Daley, Cro Cop-Nelson
Bellator 216 February 16, 2019 Uncasville, CT from Mohegan Sun Arena Live on DAZN (10 PM ET) Main Card (1) Valerie Loureda vs. Colby Fletcher (Flyweight) Prediction: Loureda wins via Round 1 stoppage. ROUND ONE: Here […]
LIVE BELLATOR 215 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Mitrione-Kharitonov
Bellator 215 February 15, 2019 Uncasville, CT from Mohegan Sun Arena Live on Paramount Network and DAZN (9 PM ET) Quick Prelim Results Billy Goff def. Ryan Hardy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Zarrukh Adashev […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/15: Cain Velasquez says he will walk away if he can’t compete at a high level, Shevchenko doesn’t want to wait for Eye, Cro Cop blows off ‘stupid’ PED accusations
High-Level Cain Cain Velasquez has seen more than his fair share of downtime in his career, with injuries keeping him out of the cage for two years or more twice in his career. Even with […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/14: Roy Nelson skeptical of Mirko Cro Cop’s recovery from injury, wants to see drug test results before Saturday fight
Good Doctor Roy Nelson has always been a fighter that likes to see an even playing field. During his season coaching “The Ultimate Fighter” opposite Shane Carwin, Nelson was convinced one of Carwin’s fighters didn’t […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/13: Daniel Cormier says Stipe needs to take a fight, Frank Mir talks move to pro-wrestling, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Crazy UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has had enough of Stipe Miocic. Miocic has been lobbying hard for a rematch with Cormier lately, and DC has been firm in his denials. During an […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/12: Marlon Moraes will walk away if he doesn’t get next bantamweight title shot, Cain Velasquez says he could be Jon Jones, Marc Goddard owns up to bad stoppage
Marlon Moraes: World Title or bust When Marlon Moraes was competing as a member of the WSOF roster he was a huge fish in a small pond. He was undefeated there, and this led to […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/11: Ryan Bader-Daniel Cormier Superfight talk, DC delays retirement, former UFC fighter arrested on domestic abuse charges
Ryan Bader’s manager comments on a potential super fight with Daniel Cormier Ryan Bader and Daniel Cormier were supposed to fight some years ago in New Orleans, but it wasn’t to be. If they’d fought […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/10: Dana White shoots down Silva-McGregor talk, many more UFC 234 post-fight notes
Follow @mikehiscoe ‘I don’t like that fight at all’ Anderson Silva came out on the losing end of Saturday’s UFC 234 main event against Israel Adesanya. But in losing, Silva proved that he can still […]
UFC 234 POST FIGHT NOTES: Whittaker update, Silva talks McGregor fight
First off let’s give everyone the latest update on Robert Whittaker. After constant urging from his family at 5 am Saturday, he made his way to the hospital. Doctors found his colon and intestine had […]
LIVE UFC 234 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Adesanya-Silva
UFC 234 Saturday, February 9, 2019 Melbourne, Australia from Rod Laver Arena Live on UFC Fight Pass (6:30 PM ET), ESPN (8 PM ET), and Pay-Per-View (10 PM ET) Fight Pass Prelims (1) Wuliji Buren […]
Robert Whittaker out of UFC 234 title defense due to injury
UFC 234 is hours away from starting and unfortunately, Robert Whittaker will no longer be a part of it. The reigning middleweight champion suffered an abdominal hernia and has been ruled out of his scheduled […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/8: Dana White ‘down’ for McGregor-Cerrone fight, Silva wants title shot in Brazil this May but Adesanya is ready to ‘take him out’
‘They’ve both earned it’ Things continue to be coming together for a potential Conor McGregor-Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone fight later this year. Speaking to reporters following yesterday’s UFC 234 press conference, Dana White said that a […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/7: Khabib expects interim title fight, Gilbert Melendez says Nick Diaz is retired, Wanderlei Silva comments spark CSAC probe, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Khabib books the territory Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to have a good grasp on how UFC books their championships. Speaking to a Russian media outlet this week, Nurmagomedov says he expects UFC to book […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/6: Khabib Nurmagomedov not interested in doing PSA for reduced time, DC shuts down Stipe’s rematch plea, Colby Covingtion ready to sue UFC, and more
No thanks Khabib Nurmagomedov could be cleared to fight as soon as April. All he needs to do is record a public service announcement on behalf of the Nevada Athletic Commission and his suspension will […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/5: Stipe Miocic has new motivation for Cormier rematch, Cejudo fine to fight Dillashaw again at 125, and more
For her Things have been quiet on the heavyweight front since Daniel Cormier last defended his UFC championship in November, but former champ Stipe Micoc is trying to create some noise and get a rematch […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/4: Marlon Moraes on talking to Frankie Edgar during diarrhea stricken fight week, more UFC Fortaleza notes
Marlon Moraes found himself in a sticky situation during UFC Fortaleza fight week last week, suffering from diarrhea that nearly had him pull out of the fight. Moraes won his fight against Raphael Assuncao with […]